The royal commentaries of Peru : in two parts / written originally in spanish by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega; rendred into english by sir Paul Rycaut.

BoóK IU. Royal Commentaries. This Plor was fo publkkly ralked of over ali the Ciry of Lo1 Rey~1, and rhat rhe people of Chili defigned to kili rhe Marquis, chat his Friends gave him fair no- tice and warning of rhe Treafon inrende.d, to whom, as Carate reports, he made this Anf wer. " That the Chief Heads .0f _rhaf pla<re would guard his ;. and (o , lirtle did he " feem to be concemed for rus o'wn fafety ' that he would frequemly walk " abroad,. attended onely wich a .fingle Page, ro·certain Milis, which he had fet . " up w ithout the City. · And when he ,w,ps asked why he took not his Guards "- w.i.ch him, he replied, he wo1:1ld'non hav.e · tl;te World .believe that he appre- " hend ed aoy ifear,. o.r int~rrcli:rcl to fe<rure ·himfelf foom the Lawyer Vaca·de Caftro, " who WilS corhiog, as WaS tdp@ited, Wi:!mmiflioµ to fic in Judgment upon " him; for which reafon ; irid farcher muf~ the Marquis, the people of " Chili gave out, that Vaca de 'Caf/ro was:id di. : ·. " lt happened one day that .[ohn dt: Rd.:r-i with fome few Attendanrs, went " and made a 'vilit to the Marquis; wbom ffoding in a Garden , he asked him. " the reafon why his Lordíhip intepded to put him and his Frieads to Death: " Whercrunto the Marquis Ibáde Anfwer;. iwJith an Oatn,> tbat he qever had any " fuch inrentí©n; but rhat on the c..0ntrary,,. ic 1a§;i.ght ratlier be füfpe6ted that 6Í1 , ' ' .chey deligned to kill him j ftncethé¡¡ hacl1bought Al.lns -co rhat purpofe; to " wpich 'fohn de &da made·Anfwer, TlñMic was nm firange, that lince bis Lord- " íhip had bought Lances, if they íbou1d .tDrovlcl~ chemfelves With Coats of ' ', Mail for their Defence. To which b>0.11hSaying h@ was encouraged, in con- ·' ' fidence of foui:cy Menj which he hacl ,rqeh lyi ng in waiiG not.far from him, and " _well armed.. And farfher he ·aaded, ·lhán in ca.fe his Lordíhip was jeal ous of " cheir praéticeS, he defü<~d ónely leave.:fbr Don .Diego ·eKAlmagro, and h.is Com- " ::.¡>aniom, cor~e out of the Councrey. , <The-Mmquis,being far ft mn t aking "'. Chofe Wot~s fü che \_'Vbr-a ,fenfe, or C©nl\éi:ving .iufpicion thereby, but com- ' ' I'aflionating their conditida, hé afiurrtd.hirn ·Widi mild aad obliging Words, . ~; chao 'fhofe Lahc€s ·were..Mt 1*)ught w.i&h Cilefiga or füd, intentión ~gainíl: them: ' " With_which gathering foine Orang~· f he· prefentf!d lhem to ¡ahn Je Rada , " Which Wfrfl riteemed :fhr.a ruciofity arl dnat time, 1 being die firfi, ancl the moft ce. early fruir; and with all tofo! him iíi di~ f>ubliCk ·hearing of thofe then prefenr, ' ' ' diat he íhbuld·confidcrr; and atquaint,m ·with \vlial:· he {load in need, and it ~\ ; ili©uld be ¡:lr©vided for him. fóhh iie·r~itda 1.WI.ing ·his Hands for the favour, " Mt che Mar.qqi? well aifümd of his true Jand horiefr.aeaning, arna without jea- ~ loufie; or ·¡¡lwileaíl: füff'idon of' ·a Plot agaililll fos Ufe ; and fo retired 'to luis ' Lodging, where he niet with tfue principal Ccmfpiratours, . and with them 'f, agreed, nhat [mee trhey haal mified ©f their Dclign' i6 kHl hirn 011 Midfümmer " Day, thlln it 'íliould nowlb>e perpetrated on the Stmday .follo:wing. Thus far C4rate, the wliicli .is Gomírmi:d b~ Lopt~ de Gomara 1rnhis manner. ~ • f n r • ' ~ " The _good Marquis (fays he) was as careleíS of bis Safety, ·and as little ap- f ' prehenfive ·of any Mifchief from che people of Chili, as they were intent and '' folici.tous to commit che Aét. Howfoevér they thought fit to defer the Execu- tion untill the coming of the Judge, and had feen the manner whereby he inten-· ded to proceed. . ' This Delay of t~e A!magrian1 gave time to Antonio Picado, Secretary to the Mar- quis, to evidence bis Refentment wich rage and Indignation againft chofe of Chiti, for the jmpudent affiont offered to the Marquis, and himfelf, by the Ropes which they had faíl:ened co the PH!ory, as we before mentioned; but fince this was rather a matter of Threaming, and an Indication of what they defigned to aét, had not their Fear and Cowardife reíl:raj.ned them , che Secretary in fcorn and contempc of what chey were able to perform, took out of bis Cap a cerrairi Meda! of Gold, richly enameled , wich a Finger fcornfully pointing, with thi.S Mottó, 'Ibm mnch for thofe of Chi!i. Wirh whiclt thefe angry Souldiers were fo far incenfed , that they refolved to precipitare the Defign, and to kili the Marquis bef.o¡e the anival of the J udge; fo that now they aéted more .Publickly than l;>efore; ' by which means the Plot coming to the knowledge of a Prieíl:, he gave notice to the Marquis of the manner .how, and of the time when chis Affaffination was to be committed; ali which the Marquis communicated to l i i i i Doétoui:'